Glossary
The CLC’s Glossary is included to give the plain English meaning of some expressions which are greatly influenced by Arabic, Farsi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Portuguese languages and that are frequently exercised in the legal text books, private and public documents in Bangladesh; though few of them are defined in statutes or case laws, yet possess considerable theoretical and legal interest. Besides, in practice of laws, many words and phrases are not always clear in meaning to the readers and thus create confusion and ambiguity especially in case of issues that involve land administration, legal history, private law (e.g. Muslim law, Hindu law) etc. These words and phrases, acquired quasi-technical meaning in law, are employed and referred by both the Courts and the jurists alike.
Including foreign users, Bangladeshi readers and law practitioners will be benefited by having the meanings of the words with proper citations of decisions of Courts, different dictionaries, legal texts and defining by the legal experts of CLC team.
Glossary
| Title | Details | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| Sadr-diwani-adalat | The chief Civil Court under the East India Company. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 681 |
| Hijra | Departure from one’s country separation of friends or lovers; whence it gives name to the departure... | 682 |
| Raja | A king, prince, a title given by the native governments, and in later times by the British Governments,... | 683 |
| Smriti | The body of the recorded or remembered law, the ceremonial and legal institutes of the Hindus. [Wilson’s... | 684 |
| Bhakti | The term bhakti means devotion or loving faith and involves the idea of God as a personal being. [AIR... | 684 |
| Amal-nama | Authority to manage or administer property; an order for possession; a warrant from a competent public... | 684 |
| Jumma, Jumah | The Muhammadan Friday, the day of public prayer. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 684 |
| Akr | In Mohammadan law, a marriage portion or dower; also one to be settled on the female slave termed Mukatiba,... | 685 |
| Hindu | The term “Hindu” with regard to the application of Hindu law includes not only those who are Hindu... | 685 |
| Hukumnama | A written order, written award or judgment; the decree of a Civil Court. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 685 |